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2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season - Wikipedia

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2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season


Conference	NCHC
Home ice	Ralph Engelstad Arena
Rankings
USCHO	#18
USA Hockey	#18
Record
Overall	17–12–2
Conference	12–7–1
Home	9–6–1
Road	8–6–1
Neutral	0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Brad Berry
Assistant coaches	Dane Jackson Karl Goehring Dillon Simpson
Captain(s)	Louis Jamernik V
Alternate captain(s)	Cameron Berg Jackson Kunz Dane Montgomery Jake Schmaltz Bennett Zmolek
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The 2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season is the 84th season of play for the program and 12th in the NCHC. The Fighting Hawks represent the University of North Dakota in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Ralph Engelstad Arena and are coached by Brad Berry in his 10th season.

Season

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Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Carson Albrecht	Forward	Canada	Graduation (retired)
Nate Benoit	Defense	United States	Transferred to Quinnipiac
Jackson Blake	Forward	United States	Signed professional contract (Carolina Hurricanes)
Logan Britt	Defense	United States	Graduation (signed with Greenville Swamp Rabbits)
Michael Emerson	Forward	United States	Left team during 2023–24 season to return to the Chicago Steel; later transferred to Merrimack
Riese Gaber	Forward	Canada	Graduation (signed with Charlotte Checkers)
Hunter Johannes	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Grand Rapids Griffins)
Griffin Ness	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Maine Mariners)
Keaton Pehrson	Defense	United States	Graduation (signed with Charlotte Checkers)
Ludvig Persson	Goaltender	Sweden	Graduation (signed with Brynäs IF)
Garrett Pyke	Defense	Canada	Graduation (signed with Colorado Eagles)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Dalton Andrew	Forward	Canada	21	Brandon, MB
Sacha Boisvert	Forward	Canada	18	Trois-Rivières, QC; selected 18th overall in 2024
Cody Croal	Forward	United States	21	North Branch, MN
EJ Emery	Defense	United States	18	Compton, CA; selected 30th overall in 2024
Aleksi Huson	Goaltender	United States	18	Shakopee, MN; joined team mid-season after an injury to Kaleb Johnson
Jayden Jubenville	Defense	Canada	21	Gilbert Plains, MB
Cade Littler	Forward	United States	20	East Wenatchee, WA
Caleb MacDonald	Defense	Canada	21	Cambridge, ON; transfer from Alaska
T.J. Semptimphelter	Goaltender	United States	22	Marlton, NJ; transfer from Arizona State
Andrew Strathmann	Defense	United States	19	Beach Park, IL
Mac Swanson	Forward	United States	18	Anchorage, AK; selected 207th overall in 2024
Carter Wilkie	Forward	Canada	24	Calgary, AB; transfer from RIT

Roster

As of January 6, 2025.^[1]^[2]^[3]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Kaleb Johnson	Junior	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-01-07	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)	—
2	Bennett Zmolek (A)	Junior (RS)	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2002-04-17	Rochester, Minnesota	Minnesota State (CCHA)	—
3	Jayden Jubenvill	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	2003-06-19	Gilbert Plains, Manitoba	Dubuque (USHL)	—
4	Jake Livanavage	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2004-05-06	Phoenix, Arizona	Chicago (USHL)	—
5	Dane Montgomery^[1] (A)	Junior (RS)	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2002-01-07	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Waterloo (USHL)	—
6	EJ Emery	Freshman	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2006-03-30	Compton, California	USNTDP (USHL)	NYR, 30th overall 2024
7	Mac Swanson	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2006-01-10	Anchorage, Alaska	Fargo (USHL)	PIT, 207th overall 2024
8	Jake Schmaltz (A)	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-04-24	McFarland, Wisconsin	Green Bay (USHL)	BOS, 192nd overall 2019
9	Sacha Boisvert	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2006-05-17	Trois-Rivières, Québec	Muskegon (USHL)	CHI, 18th overall 2024
10	Tanner Komzak	Sophomore	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2002-06-30	West Kelowna, British Columbia	Whitecourt (AJHL)	—
13	Caleb MacDonald	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	2002-11-29	Cambridge, Ontario	Alaska (NCAA)	—
14	Cameron Berg (A)	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2002-01-29	West Fargo, North Dakota	Omaha (NCHC)	NYI, 125th overall 2021
15	Carter Wilkie	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	2000-04-03	Calgary, Alberta	RIT (AHA)	—
16	Andrew Strathmann	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2005-02-27	Beach Park, Illinois	Youngstown (USHL)	CBJ, 98th overall 2023
18	Jayden Perron	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2005-01-11	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Chicago (USHL)	CAR, 94th overall 2023
19	Cody Croal	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2003-06-17	North Branch, Minnesota	Muskegon (USHL)	—
20	Cade Littler	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	2004-07-12	East Wenatchee, Washington	Penticton (BCHL)	CGY, 219th overall 2022
21	Ben Strinden	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2002-06-04	Fargo, North Dakota	Muskegon (USHL)	NSH, 210th overall 2022
22	Owen McLaughlin	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2003-03-25	Spring City, Pennsylvania	Sioux City (USHL)	PHI, 206th overall 2021
25	Abram Wiebe	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	2003-08-28	Mission, British Columbia	Chilliwack (BCHL)	VGK, 209th overall 2022
26	Dylan James	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-10-12	Calgary, Alberta	Sioux City (USHL)	DET, 40th overall 2022
27	Louis Jamernik V (C)	Fifth Year	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2000-02-22	Calgary, Alberta	Okotoks (AJHL)	—
28	Dalton Andrew	Freshman	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2003-08-05	Brandon, Manitoba	Winkler (MJHL)	—
29	Jackson Kunz (A)	Senior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	2002-08-13	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Green Bay (USHL)	VAN, 113th overall 2020
30	Hobie Hedquist	Sophomore	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2003-02-14	Heron Lake, Minnesota	Alberni Valley (BCHL)	—
33	Aleksi Huson	Freshman	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2006-07-15	Shakopee, Minnesota	Shakopee (MSHSL)	—
35	T.J. Semptimphelter	Graduate	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	2002-05-09	Marlton, New Jersey	Arizona State (NCAA)	—

1.^ Dane Montgomery was named an assistant captain on January 4, 2025 following news that Bennett Zmolek's injury sustained versus Providence on October 12, 2024 would be season-ending.^[4]

Standings

2024–25 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standings v t e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#4 Western Michigan	20	16	3	1	4	2	0	47	76	38	30	23	6	1	112	58
#12 Arizona State	22	13	8	1	2	5	1	44	85	64	32	18	12	2	118	86
Omaha	20	12	7	1	1	1	1	38	69	57	30	16	13	1	88	81
#18 North Dakota	20	12	7	1	2	1	1	37	67	56	31	17	12	2	98	86
#6 Denver	20	12	7	1	2	1	0	36	77	52	32	23	8	1	129	68
#20 Colorado College	22	11	10	1	4	1	1	32	64	64	32	17	14	1	94	89
Minnesota Duluth	20	7	12	1	1	1	0	22	54	69	30	11	17	2	82	99
St. Cloud State	20	5	14	1	1	3	0	18	45	70	30	12	17	1	67	89
Miami	20	0	20	0	0	2	0	2	30	97	30	3	25	2	55	126
Championship: March 30, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: February 24, 2025

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 5	6:07 pm	Augustana*	#5	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (Exhibition)	Midco Sports	Semptimphelter	L 1–4	11,667
Regular Season
October 12	6:07 pm	#13 Providence*	#6	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (US Hockey Hall of Fame Game)	Midco Sports	Semptimphelter	W 5–2	11,703	1–0–0
October 18	7:07 pm	at #20 Minnesota State*	#5	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports Plus	Semptimphelter	W 3–2	4,912	2–0–0
October 19	6:07 pm	at #20 Minnesota State*	#5	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports Plus	Hedquist	L 0–3	5,042	2–1–0
October 25	7:07 pm	#3 Boston University*	#7	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco Sports	Semptimphelter	W 7–2	11,696	3–1–0
October 26	6:07 pm	#3 Boston University*	#7	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco Sports	Semptimphelter	L 3–4	11,736	3–2–0
November 1	6:00 pm	at #9 Cornell*	#6	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+	Semptimphelter	L 1–4	4,267	3–3–0
November 2	6:00 pm	at #9 Cornell*	#6	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+	Hedquist	L 3–5	4,091	3–4–0
November 8	7:07 pm	at Minnesota Duluth	#10	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota	NCHC.tv	Semptimphelter	W 7–3	6,120	4–4–0 (1–0–0)
November 9	6:07 pm	at Minnesota Duluth	#10	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota	Midco Sports Two	Semptimphelter	W 4–1	6,520	5–4–0 (2–0–0)
November 15	7:07 pm	#1 Denver	#9	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (Rivalry)	Midco Sports	Semptimphelter	L 2–5	11,597	5–5–0 (2–1–0)
November 16	6:07 pm	#1 Denver	#9	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (Rivalry)	Midco Sports	Semptimphelter	L 2–3	11,633	5–6–0 (2–2–0)
November 22	7:07 pm	Robert Morris*	#12	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco Sports	Semptimphelter	W 4–3 ^OT	11,576	6–6–0
November 23	6:07 pm	Robert Morris*	#12	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco Sports	Hedquist	W 1–0	11,573	7–6–0
November 29	7:07 pm	at Bemidji State*	#14	Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota	Midco Sports Plus	Semptimphelter	L 1–2	4,373	7–7–0
November 30	6:07 pm	Bemidji State*	#14	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco Sports	Hedquist	T 3–3 ^SOW	11,587	7–7–1
December 6	6:05 pm	at Miami	#16	Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio	NCHC.tv	Semptimphelter	W 5–4	1,773	8–7–1 (3–2–0)
December 7	6:05 pm	at Miami	#16	Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio	NCHC.tv	Semptimphelter	W 4–2	2,046	9–7–1 (4–2–0)
December 13	7:07 pm	#9 St. Cloud State	#16	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco Sports	Semptimphelter	W 2–0	11,455	10–7–1 (5–2–0)
December 14	6:07 pm	#9 St. Cloud State	#16	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco Sports	Semptimphelter	W 4–3 ^OT	11,588	11–7–1 (6–2–0)
Exhibition
January 4	6:07 pm	Manitoba*	#14	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (Exhibition)	Midco Sports	Hedquist	W 5–0	11,571
Regular Season
January 10	9:06 pm	at #16 Arizona State	#14	Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona	CBSSN	Semptimphelter	L 1–4	5,174	11–8–1 (6–3–0)
January 11	6:00 pm	at #16 Arizona State	#14	Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona	Fox 10 Xtra	Hedquist	W 4–3 ^OT	5,205	12–8–1 (7–3–0)
January 17	7:07 pm	#4 Western Michigan	#14	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco Sports	Hedquist	L 2–3 ^OT	11,603	12–9–1 (7–4–0)
January 18	6:07 pm	#4 Western Michigan	#14	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco Sports	Semptimphelter	L 1–5	11,659	12–10–1 (7–5–0)
January 31	7:30 pm	at St. Cloud State	#16	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	Fox 9+	Semptimphelter	T 3–3 ^SOW	4,106	12–10–2 (7–5–1)
February 1	6:00 pm	at St. Cloud State	#16	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	Fox 9+	Hedquist	W 6–2	5,124	13–10–2 (8–5–1)
February 7	7:07 pm	#20 Colorado College	#16	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco Sports	Hedquist	L 4–6	11,572	13–11–2 (8–6–1)
February 8	6:07 pm	#20 Colorado College	#16	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco Sports	Semptimphelter	W 3–1	11,640	14–11–2 (9–6–1)
February 14	8:00 pm	at #6 Denver	#17	Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado (Rivalry)	CBSSN	Semptimphelter	L 0–4	6,344	14–12–2 (9–7–1)
February 15	7:00 pm	at #6 Denver	#17	Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado (Rivalry)	Altitude	Semptimphelter	W 3–1	6,740	15–12–2 (10–7–1)
February 21	7:07 pm	Minnesota Duluth	#17	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco Sports	Semptimphelter	W 4–2	11,602	16–12–2 (11–7–1)
February 22	6:07 pm	Minnesota Duluth	#17	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco Sports	Semptimphelter	W 6–1	11,640	17–12–2 (12–7–1)
February 28	6:00 pm	at #4 Western Michigan	#18	Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan	NCHC.tv
March 1	5:00 pm	at #4 Western Michigan	#18	Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan	NCHC.tv
March 7	6:36 pm	Omaha		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	CBSSN
March 8	6:07 pm	Omaha		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco Sports
NCHC Tournament
March 14	TBA	TBD*		TBD • (Quarterfinal Game 1)
March 15	TBA	TBD*		TBD • (Quarterfinal Game 2)
March 16	TBA	TBD*		TBD • (Quarterfinal Game 3, if necessary)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time. Source:^[5]

Scoring statistics

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Goaltending statistics

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Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26 (Final)
USCHO.com	5	6	5	7	6	10	9	12	14	16	16	15	–	14	14	14	16	16	16	17	17	18
USA Hockey	6	6	5	7	7	10	10	14	15	17	18	15	–	15	17	16	16	17	16	17	18	18

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12.^[6]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Hockey Roster". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
^ "Louis Jamernik V named captain, four selected as assistants". University of North Dakota Athletics. July 25, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
^ "With Kaleb Johnson sidelined longterm, UND adds goalie to roster". Grand Forks Herald. November 4, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
^ "Dane Montgomery introduced as alternate captain before exhibition win". Grand Forks Herald. January 5, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
^ "North Dakota 2024-25 Team Schedule". North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

v t e North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey
Formerly the North Dakota Flickertails and North Dakota Fighting Sioux
Venues	Winter Sports Building (1936–1972) Ralph Engelstad Arena (old; 1972–2001) Ralph Engelstad Arena (new; 2001–present)
Head coaches	Joe Brown (1929–1932) Noland Franz (1932–1933) Buck Cameron (1935–1936) John Jamieson (1946–1947) Don Norman (1947–1949) Fido Purpur (1949–1956) Al Renfrew (1956–1957) Bob May (1957–1959) Barry Thorndycraft (1959–1964) Bob Peters (1964–1966) Bill Selman (1966–1968) Rube Bjorkman (1968–1978) John Gasparini (1978–1994) Dean Blais (1994–2004) Dave Hakstol (2004–2015) Brad Berry (2015–present)
Seasons	1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 Program Suspended (1933–34) 1935–36 Program Suspended (1936–37 through 1945–46) 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) (1951–1958, 1959–2013) National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) (2013–present)
Rivalries	Denver Minnesota Wisconsin
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Greg Johnson (272 Points) Ben Cherski (131 Goals) Karl Goehring (80 Wins)
National championships	1959 1963 1980 1982 1987 1997 2000 2016
Frozen Four appearances	1958 1959 1963 1965 1967 1968 1979 1980 1982 1984 1987 1997 2000 2001 2005 2006 2007 2008 2011 2014 2015 2016
NCAA Tournament appearances	1958 1959 1963 1965 1967 1968 1979 1980 1982 1984 1987 1990 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2021 2022 2024
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 1967 1968 1979 1980 1987 1997 2000 2006 2010 2011 2012 NCHC: 2021
Hobey Baker winners	Tony Hrkac (1987) Ryan Duncan (2007)
Mike Richter winners	Zane McIntyre (2015)
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